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ANALYSIS: Sunderland 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – Five things we learned

Sunderland slumped to a dismal home defeat with a hugely disappointing performance as 10-men Brighton made the long trip home with the three points. Goals from Maxim De Cuyper and Jaouen Hadjam secured the win following an impressive defensive display despite Pascal Struijk’s dismissal leaving them with ten men for most of the second half.

11.10.26, 21:39 Updated 11.10.26, 21:43 4 Minute Read

Keith Chapman

Keith Chapman

For Régis Le Bris and his players, this was an afternoon to forget.

Too many players were below par as Sunderland struggled at both ends of the pitch.

The defeat left the Black Cats hovering around the bottom three, with a number of tactical and personnel issues emerging as major talking points.

Here are five things we learned from the game.

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Keith Chapman

Keith Chapman

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contributed to Sunderland's matchday programme from 2001-2016. Season ticket holder and supporter for over 40 years, Keith was one of the fans in one of the fleet of taxis home from Bristol Airport organised by Niall Quinn when he was Chairman of SAFC! Has also worked as a Programme Editor for Non-League, EFL and Premier League clubs since 2014.

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